Talk:Growth/Constructive activation experimentation

Mobile Editing for New Editors

@Pavan santhosh.s, I just read your A Case for Mobile Editing Diff post, and appreciate the specific anecdote and details you share.

As the Product Manager on the Growth team, these thoughts especially resonated with me:

The difficulties faced by these mobile editors weren’t minor inconveniences. There are significant barriers that hindered their ability to contribute effectively. The mobile editing experience was far from optimal, and this led to a frustrating user experience for many.

...This journey towards improving mobile editing is a testament to the Wikimedia movement’s commitment to inclusivity and accessibility. It’s an ongoing journey, one that will continue to evolve as technology and user needs change.

Getting started editing on Wikipedia is difficult, but it's especially challenging on mobile! And user needs and expectations have changed dramatically in the last two decades! There is so much that can and should be done to help improve the mobile editing experience. Luckily we have a few WMF teams working on improvements now, including the Mobile Apps team, the Editing team, and the Growth team.

The Growth team is starting a project that will focus on the needs of new editors on mobile devices: Constructive activation experimentation. I would love to hear your feedback and insight if you have the time and interest!

Do you think structured tasks, like Add a link, can help more newcomers get started? What other tasks are easy enough (and important to the wikis) that we should consider creating a more structured way to guide new editors through the process? KStoller-WMF (talk) 20:56, 27 June 2024 (UTC)